Community college softball, like all athletic competitions, comes with emotional highs and lows. Softball teams set goals for themselves and their journey to achieve those goals is often fraught with difficulties. Of course, it can be immensely helpful to create a team atmosphere that encourages…
CBT SoCal’s Dr. Jason von Stietz will be supporting a local Women’s Premiere Soccer League (WPSL) team in their efforts to raise money for cancer research in their 2nd annual Kick for a Cure fundraiser. The Torrance-based WPSL team, Invictus Athletic Club Feminae (formerly Salsa…
Mental skills are a crucial part of athletic competition. The term mental skills refers to the strategies an athlete uses to regulate thoughts or feelings in a way that is conducive to performing at one’s best. Softball is a psychologically challenging sport among athletes who…
Team sports, such as softball, require groups of people to work together toward a common goal. When teammates are able to cohesively work together the team, as a whole, can become greater than the sum of their parts as individual players. However, how do teams…
CBT SoCal’s Dr. Jason von Stietz recently appeared on the IGTV channel of Invictus AC Feminae, a Women’s Premiere Soccer League (WPSL) team located in the South Bay. He was interviewed by the WPSL team’s head coach, Coach Aaron Rodriguez. Dr. von Stietz and Coach…
The CBT SoCal team enjoys sharing its expertise in the treatment of Anxiety Disorders and OCD through writing and speaking opportunities. Harm OCD is a sometimes overlooked form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that involves unwanted, intrusive thoughts about harming oneself or others. The general public…
Photo credit: Fuller Theological Seminary Dr. Broderick Leaks sat down to speak with Mark Labberton, President of Fuller Theological Seminary, to address growing issues around mental health in college student populations. They addressed Dr. Leaks’ perspective as Director of Counseling and Mental Health at USC…
Community college softball is a physically and emotionally demanding sport under the best of circumstances. Unfortunately, many student-athletes do not compete under the best of circumstances. Many community college athletes compete in their sport while dealing with financial issues, family issues, and other personal stressors,…
Student-athletes choose to compete in sport at the community-college-level for a variety of reasons. Some athletes spend time at a community college to improve their GPA in order to transfer to 4-year university. However, other athletes might join a community college team with the intention…
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating mental illness that affects millions of people across the United States. OCD can take a variety of forms. One such form of OCD involves people suffering from obsessions and compulsions related to religion or morality. The International Obsessive…
The coronavirus pandemic upended the plans of many athletes, including those of the US National Sumo Wrestling team. The 2020 Sumo World Championships, held by the International Sumo Federation, has been postponed until further notice. However, many top US sumo wrestlers are continuing to train…
Two Types of Mindsets Carol Dweck, a researcher now at Stanford, has investigated the effects of two simple mindsets that permeate all areas of life: the fixed mindset and the growth mindset (Dweck, 2006). The fixed mindset is one in which a person believes that…